Manual Transmission Problems of Acura CL

My 2003 Acura Cl-type s manual 6 speed is also having similar problems as the other owners with change in pedal pressure and difficulty shifting in cold weather, sometimes with gears grinding and it is unavoidable unless you put the vehicle in neutral and come to a complete stop and start from 1st gear again,reverse is also a issue, sometimes it wont go in at all, I have been to the Acura dealerships to purchase the new tranny sensors which are not cheap but the problem still persists. I was driving on the freeway conditions were normal, nothing unusual and my transmission totally locked on 3rd gear, luckily I or anybody else was hurt. My front drivers side fender was damaged because I had to maneuver vehicle out of freeway traffic to avoid a major collision. Also front bumper needs some repair and repainting.

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Issue with 6 speed standard transmission. While cold difficulty upshifting into 2nd gear with occasional gear grinding. Clutch and 2nd gear syncros replaced, but the problem persists. Acura maintains that this difficulty is normal performance.

I am the original owner of a 2001 Acura 3. 2 Cl. I have had my transmission replaced 3 times since I have owned it. Acura has admitted to making a faulty transmission and as extended their warranty to 100k on the transmission, however, my vehicle is now at 134k and they will not cover the latest replacement transmission up to 100k which I believe they should. They can give me no guarantees of the expected life of the newest transmission and will not cover any further replacements. This means that if it goes out again, I will be paying $4,000 for something that is their defect. I am extremely concerned that it will go out again while I own it and cause an accident or will leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere as I travel alot. I have not been able to find anyone to assist me with this issue. If you can provide me with any help, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Manual trans/clutch - looses hydraulic pressure in low air temps and when car is sitting on a hill. Hard to shift only in 1st into 2nd gear. There were very few Acura 2002/2003 Cl 3. 2 type ss made, so even a couple complaints should warrant a review. I found numerous forums with owners complaining and asking for help from others on this problem. Ive driven manual trans cars and trucks for 22 yrs to include one Honda that stil had the original Clutch at 225k miles, so it is not a driver related problem. All the focus has been on the auto transmissions for this car. . . That failed. Acura has a problem that needs to be addressed before someone get seriously hurt, when they try to shift into second when crossing a busy street and cant. It has happened to me and I just got lucky.

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Manual trans/clutch - looses hydraulic pressure in low air temps and when car is sitting on a hill. Hard to shift only in 1st into 2nd gear. There were very few Acura 2002/2003 Cl 3. 2 type ss made, so even a couple complaints should warrant a review. I found numerous forums with owners complaining and asking for help from others on this problem. I've driven manual trans cars and trucks for 22 yrs to include one Honda that still had the original Clutch at 225k miles, so it is not a driver related problem. All the focus has been on the auto transmissions for this car. . . That failed. Acura has a problem that needs to be addressed before someone get seriously hurt, when they try to shift into second when crossing a busy street and cant. It has happened to me and I just got lucky.

Sudden downshift into 3rd gear - near accident.

Nar 02/25/2003: while the consumer was driving at approximately 75 mph the car suddenly shifted down into 1st or 2nd gear, instantly dropping the car to 40 mph and then shifted back up to 5th. The consumer feared that it could have caused a severe accident and Acura needs to address the issues of these defective transmissions.

Consumer states while driving the transmission down shifts automatically from 5th to 2nd causing the car to almost stops instantly.

Faulty shifting 1997 Acura Cl transmission.

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Consumers vehicle has been into the repair shop several times for replacement and repair of the transmission. Consumer requests that Acura follow through with the offer of switching out the vehicle with the least possible loss to consumer.